This pair of monarchs and ministers sang and harmonized, which made these ministers really uncomfortable.

Guo Dan talked about land annexation, but he really couldn't refute it.

It's really not an unusual statement about land annexation.

This problem has plagued every feudal dynasty for more than 2,000 years, but it has never been resolved.

In other words, everyone knows it's a problem.

The solution proposed by Guo Dan is, of course, a solution, and reasonable, such as Wang Jiaping, they all think so, but they also know that it is difficult, because it involves a very sensitive issue.

Today's officials and ministers are all sages and sages, and they can only govern a small peasant society, and the Confucian classics do not tell them how to manage a commercial society.

Interlaced like a mountain!

Then once you change this, they are completely useless.

This is the case in Weihui Mansion, now sending an official is basically just staring, such as your father-in-law, basically he doesn't do anything, and he just cares about the business of his own rouge shop all day long.

Since it affects their interests, it is natural that they cannot do so.

Wanli was just happy about this, and didn't say anything, but in fact, his inner thoughts were very complicated, although he was the biggest ruler, he was different from these ministers.

He didn't sit in this position by reading sage books.

He relied on inheritance, hereditary.

There is a fundamental difference.

Moreover, although he was the largest landowner, he is now also the largest businessman.

He was the contractor behind those prefectures, and the entire Marseille district belonged to him.

It was just so good that Wanli gradually became dissatisfied with the group of ministers, not just one of the ministers like the vast majority of monarchs.

But at present, he can only rely on eunuchs and brocade guards to check and balance.

However, this checks and balances are a vicious circle and one of the main culprits contributing to the current situation.

In the past, if the emperor wanted to kill the minister or punish the minister, it was to go through three provinces and six ministries, all of which were clearly stipulated and had rules to follow, but the Ming Dynasty did not need these, because the emperor had Dongchang and Jinyiwei in his hands, and the emperor could directly order them to be arrested.

Of course, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were very eager to be able to limit the imperial power, and if they did not limit the imperial power, they would be in danger.

After all, the eunuchs and the Jinyi guards are just an extension of the imperial power, as long as the imperial power is restricted, they will naturally be restricted.

The emperor, of course, would not agree.

However, there is no third party in the middle, as long as the contradiction breaks out, the two sides can only fight hard, and there is no other option.

Wanli is not stupid, he has been thinking about why he cooperates with Guo Dan and can be invincible, Guo Dan's talent is only secondary, the key After Guo Dan appeared, he became standing in the middle to judge the right and wrong of one thing, rather than standing on the other side.

So is it necessary to introduce a third party to change this situation of binary opposition?

Wanli was a little moved by this.

A typical problem is the struggle for national capital.

The dispute over the national capital was not invented in the Ming Dynasty, and every dynasty has a national capital dispute.

However, the difference between the Ming Dynasty and other dynasties is that the Ming Dynasty became a struggle between the emperor and the ministers, and most of the national capital disputes in other dynasties were between ministers and ministers, such as in the last years of Zhenguan, one faction supported Li Chengqian, one faction supported Li Tai, and another faction supported Li Zhi.

Of course, Li Shimin has his own selfishness, the same as Wanli, but he did not stand on the opposite side of the minister, he just weighed it in the middle, and in the end, the eldest grandson Wuji gained power, so Li Shimin naturally chose Li Zhi, who was supported by the eldest grandson Wuji, to succeed him.

Wanli is completely different, as long as he mentions the country, the ministers are all opposed, and those who want to support him dare not speak out, the key is that these ministers do not have a leader, if you want to say that there is a leader, then kill the leader, just do it, if there is no leader, then it will be a group of kills, and a group of people will come.

It can be seen that Wanli's reuse of Guo Dan is not just for money.

After resting in Guo Dan's office for a long time, Wanli suddenly found that the imperial concubine was still in the future, and couldn't help but ask Li Gui: "Are the imperial concubines still visiting the supermarket?" ”

Li Guidao: "Back to Your Majesty, the imperial concubines are resting in the Chen Building. ”

"Chen Lou?"

"Yes."

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, this Chen Building is the largest hotel in Marseille District, and I have booked some rooms for the imperial concubine and them to rest. ”

Wanli nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's also go to Chen Lou to have a look." ”

The group went out of the prize pool hall again, and under the guidance of Guo Dan, they went to Chen Lou again.

"This inn is not small!"

When Wanli and the others came to the gate of Chen Lou, they were taken aback, which instantly changed their opinion of the hotel.

When Yinuoyaxing opened the door, the gate was already jaw-dropping, and the gate of this Chen building was twice as large as the gate of Yinuoyaxing, and it was also built of stone, but only in the hall outside, and most of the houses behind it were still built of wood.

Entering the lobby, it feels similar to the prize pool hall, very atmospheric, and much more luxurious than the prize pool hall, which is really splendid.

There were many young men and women in uniform standing in the hall.

Of course, there are also many guests.

There is a sofa in the corner, and the café on the right is already full.

This... Is this a hotel?

It's completely different from what they imagined, and the best hotel at the moment is the post station of the government, which is compared to the latrine.

"The grass people knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

I saw an old man kneeling down from a distance.

"Is he?"

Wanli was stunned.

Guo Dan hurriedly introduced: "He is Chen Fangyuan, the proprietor of Chen Lou. ”

Wanli said: "Hurry up and let him get up, there is no need to be polite here." ”

Li Gui hurriedly asked him to get up.

Chen Fangyuan stood up, lowered his head, and trembled all over, the emperor went to my store.

Guo Dan said again: "Your Majesty, Wutiao Gun promised to help the candidates who went to Beijing to take the exam, and now Wutiao Gun has reached an agreement with Chen Lou, but during the scientific examination period, Chen Lou will not be open to the public and entertain candidates who come to Beijing for the exam for free." ”

"Is this true?"

Shen Shixing asked excitedly.

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing, if the candidates from all over the world can stay in such a good hotel, they can also perform better in the examination room." Shen Shixing smiled at Wanli very happily.

Wanli nodded, glanced at Chen Fangyuan approvingly, and said, "You have a heart." ”

Is Your Majesty talking to me? Chen Fangyuan was so excited that he only knew how to open his mouth, but he just couldn't make a sound, he hated himself so much for the first time, and he missed the opportunity to talk to the emperor.

Wang Jiaping also showed a smile on their faces, which was really a good thing, and it also made their good impression of Chen Lou improve a lot.

This merchant belongs to a merchant, but if you support scientific research and help scholars, then of course they will be happy.

For Chen Lou, the money is really worth it, and in the future, the champions will be out of Chen Lou, which is undoubtedly the best advertisement.

Standing in the lobby for a while, Chen Fangyuan personally led Wanli and them to the back, walked through a corridor, and came to a fan-shaped door, Chen Fangyuan stopped, only to hear bursts of women's laughter inside.

When they entered the door, there was a large garden behind them, and most of their families were sitting in the corridor at this time, chatting happily, and there were all kinds of delicacies on the table in front of them.

Seeing Wanli and them coming, none of them were happy.

The arrival of the emperor heralded the end of the women's chat.

What a disappointment.

"No need to be polite!"

Wanli waved his hand, so that those ministers' families didn't need to salute, he went straight to the imperial concubine's table, and said with a smile: "Concubine Ai seems to be having a lot of fun!" ”

Zheng Shi nodded straightly, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart: "Your Majesty, it's really fun here, and this Chen Lou, the concubine really didn't expect that the rooms in this hotel would be so clean and tidy." ”

As she spoke, she arose and pulled Wanli into a room across the table.

......

And over there, Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping and others don't have the habit of pulling and pulling with their wives in this public, they didn't even communicate with their wives, and they also warned with their eyes, you guys are playing too crazy today.

Then they went into the room, and although they were husband and wife, they could not say what kind of thing it was to sit together in public.

"It's a nice room."

Shen Shixing's eyes lit up.

I saw that this room was very large, in addition to the bed, there were coffee tables, chairs, wardrobes, and some fruits and tea bags on the coffee table.

It's all in one!

"Do you want tea?"

I saw a woman in a linen uniform, standing in front of the door with a teapot, and asked.

Shen Shixing nodded.

The woman immediately came in and helped Shen Shixing make tea for them, and the tea bag did not require much effort.

Wang Xijue asked, "Is this tea all free?" ”

"Yes."

"And how much does it cost to stay here for one night?" Wang Jiaping asked.

The woman replied, "If you go back to your lordship, you will get two taels of silver for a night's stay in this courtyard, and one tael for the cheapest room." ”

"So expensive?"

Wang Xijue said: "Is this the most expensive room in your Chen Building?" ”

He suddenly felt that it was a little too stingy to give some tea bags.

The woman replied, "The most expensive rooms are the little attics at the back, where a night's stay costs five taels of silver." ”

Wang Jiaping said: "Who can afford to live here?" ”

This is from a cabinet minister.

The woman hurriedly said, "My lord, the folk woman is just a tea pourer, and she doesn't know much. ”

"You get out."

"Yes."

After the woman went out, Wang Xijue picked up a booklet on the table, looked at it casually, and suddenly sighed: "This Chen Building is really not small, there are several large courtyards, as well as a large bathhouse and entertainment area. ”

Shen Shixing said: "How do you know? ”

Wang Xijue handed the pamphlet over, "You see, there is a map of Chen Lou on it, we are here now, and there is a big garden at the back, and the most expensive room that the woman said is probably here." ”

Shen Shixing and they looked down, they didn't know what to say, this Chen Lou had to be marked with a map.

This is actually because this land is a desolate place, originally there was nothing around, for Guo Dan, as long as you have money, you can build as much as you want, and it cost more than 20,000 taels to build this restaurant alone.

In just a few moments, it changed everyone's perception of the hotel.

This is the hotel.

Staying here will relieve the fatigue of traveling, and in the hotels outside, staying for one night is even more exhausting, and it is very likely to get fleas.

As for the price?

For many of them, it's not expensive.

After visiting here for a while, Guo Dan reminded the emperor at the right time that he should go to the pasture, otherwise it would be dark.

"Your Majesty, are we coming back tomorrow?"

Zheng Shi heard that she was leaving, and she was suddenly reluctant, she hadn't shopped enough, she still wanted to shop all afternoon, after all, it was Guo Dan who was bleeding.

Wanli smiled: "We won't come tomorrow, but we will come here to watch Marseille the day after tomorrow." ”

"Ahem....!"

Zhang Yuangong suddenly coughed twice, and Wanli looked up. Zhang Yuangong sneered and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister just has something to do, and he may ......" ”

Wanli was very reasonable and said: "Since the Qing family has something to do temporarily, then I will not force you." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also has something to do."

"Minister... There is something about the minister. ”

......

All of a sudden, many of these ministers said they had something to do.

Wanli was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "You guys have made an appointment, right?" ”

Several people looked at each other awkwardly, then nodded.

Wanli didn't force them.

"Brother Emperor."

When Wanli got out of Chen Lou and was about to get in the car and leave, he saw Zhu Yihua and Xu Jirong suddenly running over.

Wanli suddenly remembered this younger brother and said, "King Lu came just in time, let's go with me." ”

Zhu Yihua said: "Is the emperor's brother going to leave now?" ”

Wanli nodded and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Zhu Yihua hurriedly said: "The exotic customs hall is open tonight, and the younger brother still wants to sit with the emperor's brother." ”

Many ministers suddenly looked at this side, asking the emperor to go to the Qinglou?

Are you serious?

"Humph!"

Hearing a soft voice, Wanli looked back, only to see that Zheng didn't wait for him, went straight to the car, and threw down the curtain fiercely.

Wanli suddenly reacted and looked at Zhu Yihua depressedly.

You are also a big boss, such as this kind of thing, of course, pass on a small note, how can you say it.

Don't brothers have a tacit understanding?

Zhu Yihua blinked, coughed twice, and said: "Brother Emperor, the younger brother is here, just to tell the emperor's brother, the younger brother still has some matter, I'm afraid I can't go over with the emperor's brother, and the younger brother will retire." ”

He hurried away.

"You...!"

Wanli just opened his mouth, and suddenly felt that this excuse was familiar, and after a little silence, he suddenly realized why Zhang Yuangong and they refused to go with him, and the people who said that something was wrong didn't seem to have brought their families.

It's really Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it.

And over there, Xu Jirong also quietly pulled Guo Dan and said: "Faint, isn't your wife pregnant, I am very experienced, there are women pregnant in my family every day, this pregnant woman can't have sex, and you don't have a concubine, you must be uncomfortable, so I specially came to ask you to go to the exotic customs hall to sit down, I have a treat tonight, do you see me talking about righteousness." ”

"Excuse me, excuse me, I appreciate your kindness."

Guo Dan hurriedly refused: "I want to hold a banquet to entertain Your Majesty today, but I don't have the time to visit the Exotic Pavilion with you." ”

Xu Jirong glanced at Wanli, looking a little hesitant, he thought that he could still fight for it again, they had not yet gone to visit the Qinglou in a serious way, until he suddenly found two sharp eyes in his afterglow, so he hurriedly escaped, if he didn't escape, he might have to go to the ranch to kneel.

About the exotic customs museum opened by Luwang, there has been news for a long time, but it has not been a sensation, not that everyone scoffs at it, but everyone is silent, but in fact, they have been silently paying attention.

What is Exotic?

There is not even a single Han woman in it, all of them are from neighboring feudal countries, and even overseas, such as Japan, Luzon, the West, Arabia, Persia, and so on.

It can no longer be described as Yan Thin Ring Fat, the skin color and language are different.

It is said that when the opening opens tonight, there will be a variety of exotic performances, and they will be staged in turn.

It's so fascinating.

In fact, the most popular reservation is this exotic museum, even more popular than Marseille, such as Zhang Yuangong, these dignitaries, and many scholars, sent people to book a private room there early, Zhang Yuangong even booked the most expensive small attic in Chen Lou.

Tonight, the old man is estimated to be talking about the old man's youthful madness.

It's just that Guo Dan is not too embarrassed to focus on promoting this exotic museum, and Ma Bao only mentioned it briefly, which is the least introduction to buy and sell, but he also thinks that this does not need to be promoted, and people who understand it will naturally understand.

There is no need for those hypocrites who don't understand to talk to them.